Upsala Area Schools

Shoes, glorious shoes! A huge thank you to THE ENDURANCE SHOP, St. Cloud, for the generous shoe donation!! You can still bring new and gently used shoes to the school commons through April to support the Ireland/Scotland trip.

First graders made flowers today in science while talking about light.

Welcome to the Shoe Tying Club, Jayden! Great job!

Girls' Basketball kicks off their season opener tonight against Brandon-Evansville. The game will be at the Evansville school (123 2nd Ave W, Evansville MN). Good luck this season Cardinals!

Today students had to make ten layups straight from each side, then make 8-10 free throws, and finally 4-5 three pointers.

Have you heard, that our elementary 5th grade is piloting our first competitive LEGO Robotics team! We have 9 students piloting the event, and Team #64211 - the Upsala Cardinals - will be going to a competition in Bemidji on December 15th! More information to follow!

Mrs. Robertson's Independent Living class has been working hard this semester. one of the latest assignments they had was learning how to tie neck ties. Each student needed to tie their own 3 times, Here is the finished results!

Here's the school lunch menu for December. A pdf version can be downloaded from the Food & Nutrition page of our website: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/food-nutrition

Upsala Dollars for Scholars Taco in a Bag Fundraiser Saturday December 2nd during the Boys and Girls Doubleheader Basketball Game! Taco in a Bag-$5.00 Serving 1pm-5pm Includes all the Fixings with Lemonade to Drink

Happy Thanksgiving! English 9-12 students shared things they are thankful for.

First grade turkeys!

If you're thinking about buying a high school yearbook but haven't pulled the trigger yet, do it now! After Friday the price will increase from $54+tax to $59+tax. 88 full-color pages of memories from the 2023-24 school year! Order online at JostensYearbooks.com.

Our 7th and 9th Grade Health classes had the opportunity to learn about where our breakfast and lunches come from and why we get served certain amounts of food to keep us happy and healthy. A HUGE thank you to Head Cook Alice and her crew for teaching us about nutrition in school

Jr. High Music students spent time this morning singing for the residents of the senior living facility. We also took time to play Bingo and chat with the residents. Thank you for welcoming us! Fun!

Remember, the fall play "Bad Auditions by Bad Actors" opens tonight! Two shows - tonight and tomorrow (Fri & Sat) at 7:30pm. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors.

The Upsala clothing online store is open for holiday shopping. Orders need to be placed by November 21 for delivery the week of December 18: https://upsalacardinals23.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Mark your calendars for this year's Santa Breakfast sponsored by the Upsala Lions. It will be Sat, Dec 2 from 8:30-11am in the cafeteria.

With our new reward jar this year, our 6th graders were the first to fill it up to earn a FUN DAY using any equipment they want to!! We are so proud of them showing great sportsmanship and participation while also listening to directions and trying their best in class!

Congratulations to Marilyn Lanners and Andy Harren on receiving the Support Staff of Excellence Award last night at a banquet hosted by Resource Training & Solutions! Thank you both for all you do for Upsala Area Schools!

The American Legion Auxiliary was so generous in giving our educators an abundance of snacks for American Education Week. We are so appreciative!